S5.E18

The Lost Amadeus

Episode aired Mar 19, 1990
TV-PG
49m

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Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)

A famous musician is abducted by criminals who want a violin originally owned by Mozart as the ransom. A young woman enlists MacGyver's help to defeat the criminals.A famous musician is abducted by criminals who want a violin originally owned by Mozart as the ransom. A young woman enlists MacGyver's help to defeat the criminals.A famous musician is abducted by criminals who want a violin originally owned by Mozart as the ransom. A young woman enlists MacGyver's help to defeat the criminals.

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Trivia
The character Lulu asks how old MacGyver is and he says he is 39 years old. That means Angus MacGyver was born in 1951, or that he was born in 1950 but hadn't had his birthday yet that year.

Goofs
Another Canadian filming giveaway. Canadians use 'washroom' instead of 'restroom'.

Quotes
Alice 'Lulu': By the way, I'm Lulu.
MacGyver: MacGyver.
Alice 'Lulu': What's you're first name?
MacGyver: My friends just call me MacGyver.
Alice 'Lulu': That bad, huh?

Soundtracks
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K.219, 1st Movement
(uncredited)
Written by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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8/10

Some Good Music, Silly Premise, Lots of Fun

I don't usually like MacGyer episodes where adventures find him. After all, how often has this happened to you: you just finished a long, grueling bike ride. While you're getting a paper from a machine you're run into by a young lady who takes you home only to find a couple of thugs beating up her famous violinist boyfriend? It happens to me all the time. NOT!

But this one is the silliest kind of fun. It's a nice change-of-pace episode with a female character who is absolutely bonkers. With music ranging from a lovely version of Mozart to 1920s jazz. Heavenly, for me.

Familiar faces like Milton Selztzer and Herb Edelman. The plot is ridiculous, the premise impossible. Lots of fun.

Oh, and once again "MacGyver" is nothing if not derivative. In 1985 Mozart was big news with the Oscar-winning film "Amadeus." There is NO reason on God's green earth a violin belonging to Mozart would be called the Amadeus, except to cash in on the movie. It's a cheap trick (no music by them) but it gets its point across.

Enjoy.